So well wooded are certain areas that the forests of the 'Gran Chaco' are said to contain sixty thousand square miles of timber. The forest-woods include the quebracho, the nundubay (acacia) lapacho (bignonia, red and white cedar, amarillo (mimosa) the palm-tree introduced by the Jesuits, poplar, willow, walnut, and the celebrated yerba mate, whose leaves make a stimulating tea. The valuable quebracho (break-axe) takes a hundred years to arrive at maturity. It is largely used in the making of railway sleepers, etc., and also provides an export trade of about a quarter of a million tons annually, mainly for tanning purposes. This wood bears so strong a resemblance to red marble that it is a difficult matter to distinguish between the two. The 'Gran Chaco', the northern division of the country, is singularly interesting. It is the home of the native Indian tribes, and, in sharp contrast to the Mendozan area, its climate is tropical. Its fauna include the jaguar, the puma, wildcate, fox, tapir, many varieties of deer, and the alligator. The north is marshy, the south covered with dense forests. The capital of the Chaco is Resistencia.
Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "Healsville is full of quiet Australian charm. Hemmed in by forested hills, with a clear mountain atmosphere and cool summer nights it has become one of hte great resting-places of the South. Ferns are characteristic of New Zealand forest. Some, like our own, love the moist shady depths of deep gullies; some hang from crevices and drape the faces of cliffs with a film curtain; some- the tree ferns, have trunks as thick as trees, are so large that they must be hewn down with axes, and are often 50 feet high, with an umbrella like spread at the crown, of some 30 feet in diameter. They often form dense groves."
Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "Tasmania is all mountains, valleys, and glens; with waterfalls and lakes, forests of fern trees, trout brooks, and hunting parks. Its coast is deeply indented with fjords and harbors, and it has been made a great health resort. From December until May it is swarming with visitors One can go almost anywhere by motor, coach, horseback, or rail and always have good company. There are also many tourists on foot."
Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "Mt. Jefferson has glaciers of considerable magnitude. The glaciers here, as elsewhere in the Cascade region, are of the Alpine type, but are some what peculiar for the reason that they radiate from isolated peaks."
Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "The whole country is broken by a network of deep gullies and steep hills, and thickly covered with ferns and tress. The Eucalyptus mannifera is gathered by the natives for food. Another form of vegetation is the grass-tree. The rugged stem grows to a height of from 2 to 12 feet and from its top springs a tuft of drooping wiry foliage, from the center of which rises a spike like a huge bulrush. In winter when it flowers, this spike becomes covered with white stars. A heath covered with grass-trees in bloom is a singular and beautiful sight."
